From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 4 15:04:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA03926 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:04:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dax.belen.k12.nm.us (dax.belen.k12.nm.us [206.206.121.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA03918 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:04:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Received: from localhost (wildcard@localhost) by dax.belen.k12.nm.us (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA22117; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:11:17 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:11:17 -0700 (MST) From: wildcardus freakis To: "Singh, Hardeep IN" cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: BSD Packet Filter.Device Not Configured In-Reply-To: <199812042237.WAA23706@bbmail1.unisys.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You can find all sorts of goodies to load in the LINT file in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT file...it has every obscure thing that anyone would ever need compile into a kernel. the bpf stuff is at the very bottom I think... Sasha On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, Singh, Hardeep IN wrote: > Sir, > I have installed tcpdump and libpcap from there source code downloaded from > ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov using make utility. > Make went all fine with no errors or warnings !!. > Now when I run tcpdump it gives me error > /dev/bfp0 not configured > where as the device is there in /dev directory with entry as follows > crw------- 1 root wheel 23, 0 Jan 3 21:24 bpf0 > Is it that the entry for this device is not in the kernel.If that is so > please guide if as to what > should i do for it.Do i need to recompile the kernel.What entry do I need to > put in my config file > I shall be greatly thankful to you for your kind assistence > Also even before installation when i was using tcpdump installed by default > in My FreeBSD > I was getting the same error.Please guide me where can i get more info > regarding this.I tried searching your website to relevent information but i > could not get one i required. > Thanks & regards > Hoping for a prompt reply > > Hardeep Singh > singhh@delpo1.in.unisys.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message